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weakening disease, or when a hound is in poor 

 condition. Touch the ulcer with a feather or 

 small camel's hair brush dipped in calomel and 

 bathe the eye with borax water. 



Wounds 



Hounds are constantly receiving wounds, a 

 large percentage of them from barbed-wire 

 fences. It is, of course, impossible to advise 

 here on every kind of wound which may come 

 to readers' dogs, but just a few words on gen- 

 eral principles. If the wound is a straight one, 

 the parts should be cleansed and the bleeding 

 stopped. This should be followed by clipping 

 the hair close to the wound, then sew the edges 

 together with sufficient stitches, and finally 

 cover with wool which has been saturated with 

 boracic acid, and bandage over securely. 



Watch must be kept to see that the surface 

 of the wound does not heal too quickly and so 

 enclose pus or matter, which will eventually 

 find an outlet farther away in the form of an 

 abscess. Before putting in the stitches make 

 sure there is no foreign matter in the wound. 

 If there is any doubt on this point, apply a hot 

 poultice night and morning until sure. It is 

 usually necessary to muzzle the dog for a few 



